Tag: Jacksonville
Secretary of State Marco Rubio/ Image via AP.

Melissa RossJune 23, 2016
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Jacksonville attorney Paula Bartlett readily admits she’s a political outsider. But the Democratic candidate seeking to oust Duval Clerk of Courts Ronnie Fussell is starting to generate some grassroots support, mainly in the form of small donors, in her campaign to reopen the Duval County Courthouse wedding chapel. Fussell (and a few other Florida clerks) […]

Melissa RossJune 22, 2016
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On the heels of a damning new report, 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney candidate Wes White is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into incumbent State Attorney Angela Corey and her office for what he calls a “systematic and systemic violation of the law.” White’s move comes as Folio Weekly reports Corey apparently kept it […]

Melissa RossJune 17, 2016
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Expressions of sympathy and support from Jacksonville’s political leadership in the aftermath of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting massacre are falling flat with North Florida’s LGBT community. “It was a bias-motivated attack against a gay bar to kill LGBT people,” said Jacksonville attorney and activist Jimmy Midyette. “When leaders neuter expressions of sympathy of that fact […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2016
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One of the trends in state and local government of late: instituting and hiring a chief data officer. Broadly speaking, a chief data officer synthesizes the often siloed information from discrete parts of an organization. FloridaPolitics.com has acquired a white paper from the senior staff of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, which makes the case for a chief data […]

Melissa RossJune 13, 2016
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Next month, supporters of the Second Amendment will gather in Jacksonville for the Southeast Shooting and Outdoor Convention. Spokesman Jon McGowan says despite the controversy in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, weapons manufacturers that produce the AR-15 will be on hand. “AR-15 manufacturers Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS, Adcor Defense, Nemo Arms and […]


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